Regent Of Taput Nikson Nababan Hands Over Grants For The Rehab Of Houses Of Worship

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JAKARTA - The Regent of North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Nikson Nababan together with the Deputy Regent of North Tapanuli Sarlandy Hutabarat handed over the grant aid symbolically. This assistance was given to 69 recipients of grants for the construction and rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure for places of worship, both churches and mosques.

The amount of funds submitted is IDR 800 million which is accommodated in the 2021 FY APBD from 19 church denominations in North Tapanuli Regency, at the Martua Hall of the Taput Regent's office, Monday, June 14.

"Make the best use of these funds for the construction of houses of worship and I hope that we will not only build buildings, but also morals and faith. How do we make Naposo churches/mosques become strong human resources, especially facing this pandemic," said Regent Nikson Nababan in a statement. he wrote.

"Religious leaders are the government's partners in handling COVID-19. Therefore, let's work together to stop the transmission of COVID-19 in North Tapanuli by complying with the COVID-19 process. Churches and mosques are extensions of the government in suppressing the transmission of COVID-19," he continued.

In terms of economic recovery, Nikson Nababan hopes that churches and mosques will use the surrounding grounds to create TOGA (Family Medicinal Plants). For example, such as ginger, turmeric and planting plants that bear fruit and use the land for raising laying hens, so that the yards of mosques and churches can be useful.

“We pray together that the establishment of the General State University in Tapanuli Raya can be realized. The existence of this Public University is a solution to accelerate the economic progress of the people of Tapanuli Raya, especially North Tapanuli. This is the dream and hope of all of us," said the Regent.

To realize the Toga and use the existing land to accelerate micro-economic progress, the Taput Regent also provided assistance in procuring seeds for each church in the amount of Rp 500 thousand for 69 churches and mosques.

Representing the church congregation and the mosque congregation, the chairman of the construction of the Al Falah Sopo Raru Pangaribuan Mosque Tambunan and

HKBP Pagar Dolok Pniel Dogan Sinaga expressed his gratitude to the Regent of North Tapanuli Nikson Nababan for his help and attention to churches and mosques.

"This means a lot to us as well as pride for us. Hopefully with this assistance we can carry out well so that later the rehabilitation of houses of worship can be carried out," he said.